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 **Exclude certain folders (directories) on the source from being backed up**: **Exclude certain folders (directories) on the source from being backed up**:
  
-  * Oftentimes a folder might contain data/files that **may not need to be backed up**:+  * Folders/directories often contain data/files that **may not need to be backed up**:
     * **Backup files** - don't always need to be backed up again     * **Backup files** - don't always need to be backed up again
     * **Downloaded files** - are usually easy to re-download     * **Downloaded files** - are usually easy to re-download
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 :!: We generally recommend at least a **90 day retention period**, but many prefer longer. :!: We generally recommend at least a **90 day retention period**, but many prefer longer.
  
-Changing the retention settings, even drastically, will probably not save much space.  However, there are sometimes good reasons to adjust retention settings:+**Changing the retention settings, even drastically, will probably not save much space.**  However, there are sometimes **good reasons to adjust retention settings**:
  
   - You need to **lower the amount of used space immediately**   - You need to **lower the amount of used space immediately**
     * You can change the retention to a shorter period     * You can change the retention to a shorter period
       * Wait a day for the system to clean out the retention area       * Wait a day for the system to clean out the retention area
-      * Then set the retention period to the desired setting +      * Then (re)set the retention period to the desired setting 
-  - You **recently moved or renamed files/directories on the source**+  - You **recently moved or renamed large folders/directories on the source**
     * You can change the retention to a shorter period     * You can change the retention to a shorter period
-      * Wait a day for the system to clean out the retention area +      * Wait a day for the system to back up all the 'new' files/folders and clean out the retention area 
-      * Then set the retention period to the desired setting+      * Then (re)set the retention period to the desired permanent setting
  
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